Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Dawn of the Cephalopod

They finally found it.

And that's fantastic news. For anyone brought up on the movie version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Deep and giant monster picture books you'll know what I mean and join me in awe and rejoicing... That's right, the giant squid lives amongst us. And an awesome, liminal, alien sight it is too...





So, now that's under our belt: it's time to get busy.

Someone rent out the New Orleans Superdome - heaven knows, it must be going cheap these days and lots of bad vibes there, the place needs a little radical re-imagineering - line it till its watertight and fill it with salt water. Import a large, aggressive adult sperm whale from the South Pacific. Ship in the magnificently named Architeuthis squid and... Let's rumble.

Fight of the century, my friend. If you're a giant squidophile, you'll be breathless with anticipation.